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nbc producer, under instructions from new york to follow this jury van. now, nbc is distancing itself at least a statement saying it was a freelancer and was never, you know, given an assignment to do that. but bottom line here is that the judge is taking it very seriously and has bad now. and, and that's nbc, from further covering in the court, the, the ongoing proceedings here is what the judge said. listen, please, when they stopped him because he was following at a distance of about a black and went through a red light, pulled him over and inquired of them what was going on in the key. that information and de stated that he had been instructed by miss diane in new york to follow the jury bus. so whether or not. 9 this guy was death was following the jury van taking pictures remains to be seen. again, this is all kind of under the investigation under review. but if he was, i'll tell you this, that is not, that's a big no, no, as media, there are rules and regulations. we have to follow covering trials and cases in here in the united states. i'm sure ov

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but that was a, a serious matter jed roo freighter. 6 band m s nbc and us nbc for being in the courthouse throughout the rest of the proceedings. so now the here and now the, the verdict is handed down as we're, we're approaching the week and we weren't sure. even if a doug jerry was gonna deliberate through the weekend and then going to possibly next week into the holiday weekend. thanksgiving. here in the united states, what was going to happen then? but as we know not guilty on all counts, lot of people showing up. i think that's gonna be basically what we're going to see all day. and then it's a question of and lionel was talking about this. what happens now on the streets of canada? will there be fall out? will there be protests from demonstrators who event here who are upset about the verdict about the not guilty verdict on all count? will we see, you know, widespread demonstrations pro chad? could i get volatile? that's why the governor of wisconsin is called up on stand by 500 national guard troops. if something breaks out here in kenosha or the rest of the state for that matter,

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nbc's tom costello is at reagan national airport with the very latest. tom, good morning. >> reporter: right now, american has 100 flights cancelled for the day. that's an improvement. we have had thousands of flights cancelled since friday, hundreds of thousands of people inconvenienced. here's the fear, this could be an indication of what's lying ahead for us through the holiday travel season. five days after the meltdown began, american airlines is hoping today is the day it recovers fully. after days of long lines stretching across terminals from phoenix to chicago. >> i have had delay after delay. >> this is really really frustrating. >> reporter: since friday, american has cancelled more than 2,400 flights. on monday, nearly 500 flights cancelled at airports nationwide. dr. sian proctor who recently flew to space tweeted going to space is easier than flying american. >> it seems like there should be something they can do. >> reporter: american continues to blame high winds in dallas last week that reduced flights and runway options. when flight att

a new nbc news poll finds that 50% of republicans doubt their vote will be counted accurately. the highly consequential races and ballot measures ahead. >>> breaking overnight, president biden cracking down on oil and gas drilling today he will announce new stronger epa regulations against the industry. >> the actors were out on force on both sides of the issue but did the supreme court tip its hand over hearing arguments in a texas abortion law arms cocktail attack on a new york city deli. >>> nascar drops the hammer on kyle bush by mandating sensitivity training after he drops the r-word in a post--race issue. a busy day ahead it's "early today. >> i'm frances rivera. >> i'm phillip mena. >>> in scotland, president biden is touting his climate change. back on capitol hill, the legislation is running into a familiar road block. chris pollone joins us from d.c. with the latest. good morning senator joe manchin is not ready to sign off on this bill just yet. >> reporter: good morning, despite a framework on an agreement of a nearly $2 trillion spending bill, president biden will

on nbc bay area. >> up next, ready to ring in the new year. the new plans for new york city, the big apple, for the holidays. >> all right, she books a week in paradise, but the host only lets her stay three days. i'm consumer investigator chris kimura. we can't let that happen. nbc bay area responds next. >> and i'm chief meteorologist jeff ranieri tracking that next chance of showers. i'll be back with my update in about eight minutes. ♪ i see trees of green ♪ ♪ red roses too ♪ ♪ i see them bloom for me and you ♪ (music) ♪ so i think to myself ♪ ♪ oh what a wonderful world ♪ >>> nbc bay area responds to a woman whose hawaii vacation included a scramble to try to find another place. >> her vacation rental host wouldn't pick up the phone. we picked up our phone. she called consumer investigator chris kimura. nothing good here for hawaii. we need to make sure it's taken care of. >> how many days in a week. ? >> seven. >> this is the thing, she books a week long stay, in oahu on airbnb. seven days. right? seven nights. yeah,

the ioc did not provide nbc news a copy of the video. it is peng's first known contact with anyone outside china since she disappeared three weeks ago after making sexual assault allegations against a former senior communist party official and comes hours after chinese state media released videos allegedly showing her at a tennis tournament this morning. she smiled for the cameras but said nothing. a similar video put out last night showing peng at a restaurant with her coach and friends. nbc news has not independently verified the footage. the ioc call doing little to ease fears. what did you make of this call? >> i thought it was a sign that the ioc is willing to do what it can to make this issue go away and to side with the chinese government essentially there is nothing to see here. >> reporter: unlike the women's tennis association which has threatened to pull out of china all together, the ioc statement doesn't mention peng's allegations of sexual assault. relations between the ioc and china especially sensitive with the start of t

so if it be, and us nbc freelance, producer, producer or whatever was following the jury that that is, that's a really bad move and it looks all it makes all of us look frankly. so whether that affects the overall proceedings results in this trial. probably not. again, it doesn't look like any pictures were posted online or went out of the jury, but it's a serious matter. it's being taken seriously. obviously, as you heard the judge say that said we're in day 3 of the deliberations in the car . rittenhouse homicide trial. he's facing fi charges for the most serious charge, homicide murder, in other states that would basically if again convicted, you would spend the rest of his life in prison. ah, yesterday the jury asked to see very important drone video, which is at the center of the defense teams motion for a mistrial defense saying that they did not receive the same type of high resolution video that the prosecution had. it's unlikely to judge will declare a mistrial based upon that, but it's the 2nd motion for miss trial. the defense team has filed in the last week in regards to t

she's now an nbc news analyst. pete, let's start with the argument that this law would lead to a deluge of lawsuits just as sotomayor asked a question about this, and we can play it thanks to the new rules here. >> you believe that the way this sb-8 is structured that what the chilling effect is the very multiplicity of lawsuits that are threatened against you? >> yes, your honor. that's exactly right. it is the fact -- there's a combination of various ways that this state has created special roles, applicable only to sb-8 to make state courts a tool that can be used to nullify constitutional rights that have been recognized by this court. >> so much of this seemed to be about the ways in which this law could be applied elsewhere. the structure of it. i think for people who were tuning in and hearing the supreme court arguments for the first time, myself among them, dealing with the ways this could be applied elsewhere, walk me through what we heard there and what we understand from the argument? >> i'd say bottom

we'll be airing that on nbc this morning! looks like the bay. >> that's what i thought. speaking of the local area, we'll get to vianey arana who's tracking the traffic this morning, and unfortunately a sad start to thanksgiving, a deadly crash on the peninsula. >> it is a sad, you know, start. it's involving three vehicles. this is on the stretch just north of rolston avenue. the northbound 101 lanes completely closed right now. no estimated time right now on reopening. a sig alert has been issued and of course investigators are on scene assessing what happened there. aside from that, we're not seeing any impacts on the southbound lanes, but again, that stretch along northbound 101 in the belmont area, if you're traveling through here, they are diverting traffic off of rolston avenue right now. no e.t.a. on when this is expected to reopen. i was checks the impacts of the southbound lanes. s latest details does show they are currently on scene and no delays on bridges. i'll have another update in just a few minutes. >>> and we're starting out this morning with chilly tem

but first, this is "today" on nbc. food this morning we're in for a treat not only is harry back doing a cooking segment with me, buts erin french is here. she's a legend, isn't she? >> for sure. at least a legend. a culinary mastermind from freedom, maine, erin has built a restaurant so popular you have to mail in a postcard and get picked in a lottery. >> in a lottery. >> to get a reservation. right? it's called the lost kitchen erin also stars in a magnoli show by the same name. harry made us all fall in love with you when he did that story on you earlier this year >> yes when he came to freedom. >> and i told you right before during the commercial, i didn't think i could by excited about squash >> we could change your mind because if you like doughnuts, you'll like this >> i like doughnuts, guys. doughnut squash. >> it's crunchy, it's insane go, sg, you're going to love it. >> we're making these squash rings. harry, you're right on it. delicata squash is great cut them into these little rings and seed them. if you

nbc's ellison barber is in kenosha with the latest. ellison, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, willie. worried about the potential for violence to happen here again, the governor of this state activated some 500 members of the national guard. they're on standby to come to kenosha should local officials ask for help once the jury delivers a verdict. the jury could have this case as soon as tomorrow night. >> i just hope everything stays peaceful. the city can't have any more of this. >> reporter: this morning there's a quiet tension in the city of kenosha as the prosecution and defense prepare to deliver closing arguments in the homicide trial of kyle rittenhouse. the governor is urging people outside kenosha to avoid the city this week. >> i think everyone is kind of in limbo, scared. we're really fragile right now. >> reporter: rittenhouse is charged with six crimes related to the night he shot three people, killing two and wounding another with an assault rifle during protests following the police shooting of a black man. the

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>> you can catch snl tonight a 11:30 eastern here on nbc. i'm donning my purple to give a quick shout out to my fellow wildcater, peter alexander and sheinelle jones were inducted into the school of journalism's ho of achievement at our alma mater, northwestern university congratulations. or as we like to say at northwestern, go cats. >> go cats best pop start item of all congratulations my friend. so deserving what was it like to be there >> so to be very clear, this was the hall of achievement, not the hall of intelligence i was not the smartest kid but i sure did care. and i'm passionate about doing this the best part of the trip was to talk to students you need good journalists now as much as any time i'm grateful to northwestern and my family that supports me. >> i'm sure they were inspired no one is more deserving p we're so excited >> thanks. >>> still to come, a kentucky grandma proves it's never too late to cross an item off your bucket list. we're back right after this. >>> looking for rint rent control. how one city is trying to h

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jay gray, nbc news. >>> today the covid death toll hit a new milestone. coronavirus has now killed more than 5 million people across the world, according to data from nbc news and johns hopkins university. health experts fear the true death toll, though, may be much higher. the united states has recorded the most deaths of any county with nearly 750,000 people dying of covid. it's possible children 5-11 years old could be eligible for the vaccine by early next week. the cdc director has to sign off on the plan. >>> new york city left high and dry after a firefighter sick out. thousands of firefighters in new york city called out sick today in an apparent protest of a vaccine mandate that took effect today. the commissioner says firehouses remain open, but 18 of the 350 units are out of service and many are understaffed. the president of the uniform firefighters association of greater new york says it has yet to be seen if fire service is impacted. >> you know, we're here today because of a mandate that was put on the, you know, our members, but also on al

on nbc and streaming live on peacock. free as a bird. >>> 50 seconds left. the jury in the kyle rittenhouse trial set to restart deliberations 9:00 a.m. local time tomorrow. jurors deliberated without success for eight hours today. and nasa officials are set to meet with the heads of russia's space agency in moscow tomorrow. you see, russia launched a missile into orbit that blue up a soviet era savrlt and left space junk all over the place. now you know the knews of this tuesday, november 16th, 2021 i'm shepard smith. follow us on instagram and twitter the@the news c nb and listen at apple podcast, spotify or your favorite podcast platform family is just very important. she's my sister and we depend on each other a lot. she's the rock of the family. she's the person who holds everything together. it's a battle, you know. i'm going to be there. keytruda and chemotherapy meant treating my cancer with two different types of medicine. in a clinical trial, keytruda and chemotherapy was proven to help people live longer than chemotherapy alone. keytruda is used t

>> nbc's peter alexander live. thank you for that report. >>> and tomorrow is election day in virginia for the virginia governor's race. one of the most watched contests in the country which could have national implications ahead of the 2022 midterms. nbc news white house correspondent monica alba has the latest. >> it's a state-wide race with national implications. >> we can't get this done unless we keep this positive momentum going. >> nation is watching what's happening in virginia right now. >> democrat terry mcauliffe and glen youngkin crisscrossing the commonwealth this weekend in a last push to be virginia's next governor. as president biden's falling approval rating takes a toll on his own party. a worrying trend ahead of the bellwether election for the 2022 midterms. with a new national nbc news poll showing the party in power trailing republicans on which better handles the economy, inflation, and immigration. the top issues on virginia voter's minds? >> people's safety, schools are important. when it co

tv network m s nbc has been banned from the polarizing court case of ca, rittenhouse. it follows allegations that a freelance producer working for the company did attempt to influence the ongoing trial by following the bus carrying the jury and thus threatening that anonymity parties. john hardy reports from outside the court and i can osha in wisconsin, 42 canal police, and also the judge overseeing this case of brew schrader a. a possibly a freelance producer with m. s. n. b, c was pulled over in the vicinity of the jury van after it left, the court house here last night. after day 2 of the deliberations ended, the jury generally goes to an undisclosed location, a hotel, you know, other location for the night. and this person was pulled over, suspected a following the jury van and even possibly taking pictures. and when i taught, when confronted by police told police that they were an m s. b, c, producer, under instructions from new york to follow this jury van now, and he said his distancing itself at least a statement saying it was a freelancer and was never, you k

nbc's new polling has the president's disapproval at 54% and the stunning numbers. this is important. 71% say the country is going in the wrong direction. as chuck todd said more than half of those are democrats. power panel now, mercedes schlapp senior fellow with the american conservative union and former strategic communications advisor in the trump white house. kevin walling is with us. former biden campaign surrogate. kevin, i will start with you. i would have to think with your past experience with white houses that this is pretty detrimental for going forward for the president at this point. is he in trouble with his own party? >> yeah, i'm the democrat on the show. in sugar coating this. the numbers aren't great where we are nine months into the administration. there is a lot of runway left not just in the administration leading for the mid-terms for the president to refocus and reshape the narrative. i think we'll see action on the bipartisan infrastructure bill this week. reconciliation package that funds so many things critical to parents and children in

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on nbc and streaming live on peacock. free as a bird. >>> 50 seconds left. the jury in the kyle rittenhouse trial set to restart deliberations 9:00 a.m. local time tomorrow. jurors deliberated without success for eight hours today. and nasa officials are set to meet with the heads of russia's space agency in moscow tomorrow. you see, russia launched a missile into orbit that blue up a soviet era savrlt and left space junk all over the place. now you know the knews of this tuesday, november 16th, 2021 i'm shepard smith. follow us on instagram and twitter the@the news c nb and listen at apple podcast, spotify listen at apple podcast, spotify ♪ and i'm gonna keep on lovin' you, ♪ ♪ 'cause it's the only thing i wanna do. ♪ turns out everyone does sound better in the shower. and it turns out the general is a quality insurance company that's been saving people money for nearly 60 years. ♪ 'cause it's the only thing i wanna do ♪ shaq: (singing in background) can't unhear that. for a great low rate, and nearly 60 years of quality coverage - make the righ

and what exactly happened with this emma nbc producer? yes. so basically what, what we understand and this was coming from the police here in kenosha and also the judge brew shredder is that the freelance producer would then be see basically ran a red light. he was pulled over by police who say that that, which said that he was trailing this jury van after it left the court house last night after recessing from deliberations for the evening. and, and generally what happens for those who may not know is when you know the jury, you leave the court house. it goes to an undisclosed location, whether it's a local hotel or, or another location. so this freelance producer is apparently in the vicinity or trailing behind his fan, was pulled over, told police that he was following the van under orders from his manager in new york . i and the police said that he was suspected of basically taking pictures of the jury van, which is a huge know now as you probably know, scotty for media covering a trial, you're not supposed to do that. there are rules and

nbc's kristen dahlgren is at laguardia airport with some insights for us. how is it looking this morning >> hey, good morning, kristen. it's pretty busy we've seen a steady extreme of people coming in and checking in behind me here as we continue to set pandemic travel records. the tsa screened 2.3 million travelers on wednesday alone that is the most since march of 2020 of course, many of those people now need to get back home, so expect another few days of really busy travel at airports and on the roads aaa is predicting 48 million americans are traveling by car this holiday they are doing so as gas prices hit the highest level in 7 years. so a lot of pain at the pump that was enough for some people to say they were staying home this holiday for others, though, it was just the price they had to pay to finally get back together with friends and family, kristen. >> it is good to see the airports and roadways packed again. thank you. >>> turning to the latest on the pandemic and concerns over new variants first identified in south africa nbc's national corre

. >> reporter: nbc bay area news. >> thank you. bob riddell visited several shopping centers, trying to measure the size of the crowds. he is now at the san francisco premium outlets in livermore. let's check in with him. bob, what are you seeing out there? >> reporter: well, i can tell you that san francisco premium outlets here in livermore definitely crowded. this is the traffic get baghdad is the mall. to me, it feels like a normal black friday here in terms of the number of shoppers, like a lot of retailers, the outlets did not open yesterday on thanksgiving and they didn't stay open all night like they can in years past. as i mentioned, getting here is a challenge. i was just down the street on 580. i almost didn't make it to my live shot. you can see the line of traffic getting into 580 in livermore. that would be my fault since i should have known better. once you're inside the mall, there are a will the of people. some stores with long lines outside. people waiting to get in. this is a video my daughter shot at the nike st

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the world war ii pilot who never stopped saving lives >>> this is nbc night lie news with jose diaz-ballart >>> good evening developments came at lightening speed today as officials took steps to stop the spread of the variant called omicron. israel is taking the most extreme measures, announcing late today no foreign visitors will be allowed in. suspected cases of the variant popped up around the world today in the uk, netherlands, italy and germany joining previously known cases in other countries around the globe. we know you have a lot of questions about the new variant and in a moment we will layou what we know and don't know about how dangerous it is. we begin with gabe gutierrez and the rapid global response. >> reporter: tonight, drastic measures to contai the omicron variant. israel, the first country to completely close its borders. the uk also tightening rules on travel and mask wearing. >> this is the responsible course of action to slow down the seeding and spread of this new variant. >> reporter: british citizen and business traveler henry warren no says he is stuck in south a

on nbc and streaming live on peacock. free as a bird. >>> 50 seconds left. the jury in the kyle rittenhouse trial set to restart deliberations 9:00 a.m. local time tomorrow. jurors deliberated without success for eight hours today. and nasa officials are set to meet with the heads of russia's space agency in moscow tomorrow. you see, russia launched a missile into orbit that blue up a soviet era savrlt and left space junk all over the place. now you know the knews of this tuesday, november 16th, 2021 i'm shepard smith. follow us on instagram and twitter the@the news c nb and listen at apple podcast, spotify listen at apple podcast, spotify i thought i was managing my moderate to severe crohn's disease. then i realized something was missing... ...me. my symptoms were keeping me from being there for her. so, i talked to my doctor and learned humira is the #1 prescribed biologic for people with crohn's disease. humira helps people achieve remission that can last. and the majority of people on humira saw significant symptom relief in as little as 4 weeks. humira

nbc news investigated the company in 2019. and one nursing home, inspectors discovered maggots on this resident's catheter. >> the individual that ran skyline should not ever be in charge of a nursing home again and, yet, here we are. >> reporter: david is a professor of health care policy at harvard. he says the pandemic exposed an industry already in crisis with a lack of resources and lack of regulation. >> different name, same practices it is really frustrating. it is not enough this is why we need accountability this is why we need that oversight. >> reporter: nicolai was fired four months after the incident, accused of improperly disposing medical waste. he says they were looking for an excuse to get rid of him after what he saw, an experience that continues to haunt him over a year later. >> reporter: you are having trouble sleeping >> unexplainable nightmares something i will have to live with for the rest of my life. >> stephanie, these descriptions are horrifying let me ask you this. does the nursing home face any ot

>>> nbc news projects republican glenn youngkin as the winner of virginia's governor's race. the question was it a referendum on the current commander in chief. we'll be listening to what president biden has to say about that as he returns to washington from overseas with democrats feeling the pinch at the ballot box and capitol hill. and the question is what could this mean for next year's midterms? >>> and after defeating the houston astros, the atlanta braves for the first time since 1985. the question is, are braves fans still up right now celebrating this morning? it's "way too early" for this. >>> good morning, and welcome to "way too early," the show that can assure you that you'll see steve cognacky again soon. i'm jonathan lemire, on this wednesday, november 3rd. we'll start with the news and there is a lot. in a blow to democrats this morning, nbc news is projecting republican glenn youngkin has won the race for governor. youngkin spoke to supporters earlier this morning. >> my fellow virginians -- we stand here this morning at this defining moment, a defining momen

. >>> this is nbc "nightly news" with lester holt. >>> good evening with the world health organization warning of a very high global risk, president biden tonight says the omicron covid variant is cause for concern and not a cause for panic. here's what we know as we come on the air tonight. the variant first identified in south africa has now been discovered in more than a dozen countries, including canada, raising concerns about the speed of its transmission late today the cdc recommending booster shots for everyone 18 and over who is beyond six months of their initial doses. white house officials say it may be two weeks before key questions are answered, including whether the omicron variant can evade vaccines the president tonight reassuring americans that new lockdowns are off the table. our team is in place with the very latest, starting with gabe gutierrez. >> reporter: tonight, with the new covid variant omicron spreading around the world, president biden says he's not considering any widespread u.s. lockdown. >> this variant is a cause for concern, not a cause for panic. >> re

this is nbc bay area news tonight. and i'm jessica aguirre. okay. worries over a winter covid surge growing, not just here but across the globe. right now concern is being fueled by a new variant

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nbc news projects that eric adams will be the next leader of the big apple. he will become the second black mayor in new york history. >>> in boston, michelle wu has become the first woman and person of color to be elected mayor. >> facebook is shuttering one of the most used and controversial features the social network says it will end the mashl fet trick system privacy advocates condemned the feature since it was introduced back if 2010 months ago they agreed to a settlement that accused the company of using face tagging without users. >> it's a bird, it's a plane, it's a balloon shaped like a human a. high flying mystery may have been solved you remember in the skies near lax about a year ago or so some believe it was a man flying on a jet pack. they have another theory new images appear to show a human side balloon resembling the nightmare before christmas floating over beverley hills >> looking for christmas town, that's all florida is bringing the tech of the past the auto maker showed off a 1978 f-100 retrofitted with its new illuminator ecrate motor

joining me are nbc reporter catie beck. we also have a policy adviser for joe biden on criminal justice. catie, this is the second day when travis mcmichael was on stand and he was cross-examined. bring us up to speed on what the prosecutor was able to get out of mcmichael. >> katy, this is the most explosive testimony we've seen in the trial so far. under cross-examination, prosecutors clearly wanted to hammer some points to the jury. and they did that through a series of yes and no questions put before travis mcmichael. they asked him preempted if he felt like ahmaud arbery was a threat, what proof he had that he was a threat, did he pose any threat with a weapon, was there a knife or gun. mcmichael several times confronted arbery with questions and arbery said nothing and kept running. they were getting to the jury to this point of, could you have possibly walked away, could you have stayed in your vehicle? the answer to that was yes, i could have. so these were questions that they came prepared knowing that travis mcmic

nbc's ron allen is at the courthouse for us. ron, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, sheinelle. jury selection was extremely contentious because so many people have such strong feelings about this case, some calling what happened a modern day lynching while other says the defendants were simply out there protecting their own neighborhood. video of the incident will play a huge role, images that may be disturbing for some viewers. after only a single black juror was selected to help decide a racially charged case, there were protests across the nation. nearly two years ago, family members say 25-year-old ahmaud arbery was jogging through a mostly white neighborhood when he was allegedly chased, shot and killed by three white men. gregory mcmichael, his son, travis, and a neighbor face nine counts each including murder, aggravated assault and attempted kidnapping. they've all pleaded not guilty. >> i'm very anxious about the trial beginning. i'm very hopeful that we'll get the verdict. >> reporter: arbery's mother insists th

joining us now, nbc correspondent ali vitali. thanks for being here this morning. obviously democratic negotiations continued over the weekend. we heard from the president yesterday saying he thinks that a vote can happen this week. i know tuesday had been signaled. there's thought maybe that will slip. why don't you set the time line? what can we expect over the coming days about both of these bills? >> yeah, jon. it sounds like tuesday is going to slip because they are doing some last-minute negotiations around things we thought were previously out of the bill but now may be coming back in, looking at prescription drug pricing. i know there were some people hopeful they might revive paid leave. it doesn't seem like it's going happen. when it comes to thinks like prescription drug pricing, that's not in the text of the bill they released last week, so what's happening now, we e saw the rules committee meet on friday going through hours of meeting, and in that bill text, really digging in and debating the finer points. that's a procedual thing that has to happen be

cheryl hurd, nbc bay area news. >>> for the second time in san francisco history, a police officer is facing homicide charges for on-duty shooting. body cam footage shows two officers trying to talk to sean milwaukee brewer at his home, he refuses to talk to them. telling them to get off his property. things escalate and officer kenneth chaw fires. he survived at time but when he died three years later, coroner ruled the wounds contributed to his death. settled with the family but now the d.a. is filing charges. >>> election night in virginia, nbc news projecting that republican glen youngkin is the next governor, could indicate direction of the midterm elections. ran on banning critical race theory from schools. last year joe biden won. republican national committee is saying this is the start of a red wave. new york city elected second african-american to be mayor in its history. he campaigned to reallocate police resources towards fighting gun violence and creating transparency in the nypd. >>> president biden is back on european soil after wrapping up the european tour. among the

goes electric >>> this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt. >> good evening. there is late word as we come on the air that the fda is on the verge of authorizing pfizer covid booster shots for all adults regardless of risk status, a decision that could come this week the move would put the agency in the unusual position of appearing to take its cues from states that have leapfrogged the government and are already making booster shots available to all. some medical experts remain unconvinced that healthy adults need boosters and the cdc has only so far endorsed them for those deemed to be at higher risk, but with all signs pointing to a winter holiday surge of new infections, government regulators find themselves under growing pressure to okay the extra shots anne thompson now with the breaking details >> reporter: tonight, the federal government playing catch-up with states on who is eligible for a booster shot in an about face the fda could act thursday to authorize pfizer's booster for anyone over 18. this news comes amid a stark warning tonight from vermont

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nbc's morgan chesky on the scene for us with the latest. morgan, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. it is a somber morning here in houston where flowers line the fence for eight victims in this horrific situation. it took seconds for this concert to turn deadly. today we're learning that both travis scott and festival organizers are facing multiple lawsuits. this morning, disturbing new details emerging about the devastating events at rapper travis scott's show in houston. a criminal investigation ongoing as though behind astros world festival face multiple civil lawsuits. >> everyone was pushing to the front. you had no room to walk. >> with an estimated 50,000 people in attendance, a sea of fans rushed towards the stage just minutes into scott's friday night performance. >> you couldn't breathe. i'm talking about everybody was so crushed up on you. >> the surge killing eight people, all under the age of 30. the youngest, just 14 years old. video showing desperate fans climbing on stage to beg for help. >> stop the show. >> reporter:

nbc news' ron allen has the la latest. >> reporter: it was a very dramatic day here in the trial of the man accused of killing ahmaud aubrey. hundreds ascend, including numerous black pastors from across the region. here, especially because again the defense attorney requested that the judge restrict the number of ministers that aubrey's family could invite to the courtroom. cameing they were only there to try to influence the jury. the judge again rejected that request. he has done that and testimony continues with more cross examination of travis mcmichael, the man who shot and killed aubrey him he said in self-defense the prosecution went after that argument, the self-defense claim again and again, saying that, questioning that aubrey was not armed him he made no threats he hadn't committed a crime and there was no reason for the defendants to shoot and kill him. back to you. >> our thanks to ron allen for that report. >>> now to the kyle rittenhouse homicide trial, the jury has not reached a verdict. they are set to resume at 9:00 this morning gabe gutierrez has the latest. >> repor